Mapping a transformation from a traditional to an entrepreneurial organisation: A South African case

SA Journal of Human Resource Management

 
 
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Title Mapping a transformation from a traditional to an entrepreneurial organisation: A South African case
 
Creator Serfontein, Septimus Basson, Johan S. Burden, Johann
 
Subject Human Resources and Industrial Psychology; OD and Change Management and Entrepreneurship. grounded theory; organisational change; organisational transformation; case study approach; South African manufacturing company
Description This study conceptualises the transformation of a company within a corporate environment after facing a crisis precipitated by several internal and external factors. A modernist qualitative research methodology was followed in order to understand transformational change as a phenomenon and to establish a set of principles practitioners can apply. Multiple data sources were used and the case study approach was applied to capture and interpret the emergent principles of the change process during the transformation. Grounded theory was used in the analysis of data. The result was a high-performance company that meets the criteria of an entrepreneurial unit in a corporate environment. The study provides practical guidelines for the transformation of a company and the implementation of factors such as strategy, the redesign of structures, organisational culture, leadership and communication.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2009-06-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Modernist Qualitative research approach, case study as research strategy, Grounded theory as data analysis technique.
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajhrm.v7i1.155
 
Source SA Journal of Human Resource Management; Vol 7, No 1 (2009); 14 pages 2071-078X 1683-7584
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage South African Manufacturing Company 2006-2007 Theoretical sampling, Management board; Management team; Project team; A cross-section of employees as represented in the various focus groups; Samples of the total work force; Self managing teams; and Leaders of business units.
Rights Copyright (c) 2009 Septimus Serfontein, Johan S. Basson, Johann Burden https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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